Arthur Bernard "Chip" Bok III (born July 25, 1952)[1] is an American editorial cartoonist for the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal and the Tampa Bay Times.
Born in Dayton, Ohio to University of Dayton team physician and former football player Arthur Bernard Bok, Jr., [2] Bok began editorial cartooning in 7th grade math class, where he was influenced by Don Martin's work in Mad magazine.
[4] After his time there he drew a lifestyle cartoon for the Miami Herald, illustrated columns for Dave Barry, and created computer animations for the Viewtron online service.
In 1987, he returned to his home state of Ohio where he became an editorial cartoonist for the Akron Beacon Journal.
In addition to several collections of cartoons, Bok has also illustrated a children's book written by Helen Thomas, The Great White House Breakout, which was published in 2008.